Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Stock Analysis

$329.460

-4.678 (-1.42%)At close

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High
335.960
Open
333.270
VWAP
330.42
Volume
2.91M
Mkt Cap
83.80B
Low
325.845
Amount
961.67M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
39.20

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is an electronic systems designing company. The Company applies its Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and intellectual property (IP) that turn design concepts into reality. Its product categories include Core Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Semiconductor IP, and System Design and Analysis (SD&A). Core EDA includes software, hardware, and services used to design and verify a wide variety of semiconductors. The semiconductor IP portfolio includes silicon subsystems, software, and services that are used in semiconductor design. The SD&A category provides solutions and services that enable the design and verification of complete electronic systems, from PCBs to complex system assemblies. Its semiconductors are used in various industries, including automotive, aerospace, biotech, hyperscale and cloud computing, data centers, telecommunications, medical technology, industrial Internet of things, and artificial intelligence (AI).

AI analysis of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS)

Hold

Cadence Design Systems Inc is currently at a price of $352.84, which is close to the analyst price targets of $375 and $420, indicating potential upside. However, the RSI is at 69.283, suggesting that the stock is nearing overbought territory, which could lead to a pullback. Additionally, the stock has seen a 21.93% increase over the last 20 days, reflecting strong momentum, but recent insider selling raises some caution. Therefore, while the stock has positive growth indicators, it may be prudent to hold rather than buy at this moment due to the high RSI and potential for short-term volatility.

Analyst Ratings (9)

+6.23% upside
Hold
3 Buy
5 Hold
1 Sell
Current: 329.46
Low
275.00
Average
350.00
High
390.00

Deutsche Bank

2026-10-07

Price Target

$420

Buy

FBN Securities

2026-09-11

Price Target

$375

Outperform

Oppenheimer

2026-07-28

Price Target

$300

Perform

Baird

2026-07-28

Price Target

$420

Outperform

Piper Sandler

2026-07-28

Price Target

$349

Neutral

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) is 31.55, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 42.86.

Forward P/E

Strongly Undervalued
5Y Average P/E
42.86
Current P/E
31.55
Overvalued
48.18
Undervalued
37.54

Forward EV/EBITDA

Overvalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
33.26
Current EV/EBITDA
39.20
Overvalued
37.86
Undervalued
28.65

Forward P/S

Fair
5Y Average P/S
14.35
Current P/S
12.85
Overvalued
16.33
Undervalued
12.37

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for CDNS

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%CDNS

$371.88

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%CDNS

$340.27

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%CDNS

$305.67

Scenario price

Whales holding CDNS

P

Peregrine Capital Management, LLC

+ HoldingCDNS

+9.32%

3M Return

J

Jennison Associates LLC

+ HoldingCDNS

+7.14%

3M Return

N

NEOS Investment Management, LLC

+ HoldingCDNS

+6.52%

3M Return

C

Covea Finance S.A.S.

+ HoldingCDNS

+6.43%

3M Return

G

Groupama Asset Management SA

+ HoldingCDNS

+6.39%

3M Return

N

Natixis Investment Managers International

+ HoldingCDNS

+6.38%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-09-22 (ET)

09:30:00

Cadence Launches New AI Agent to Enhance RTL Generation Efficiency

2026-09-15 (ET)

09:30:00

Cadence and ADI Collaborate on Next-Gen Automotive Audio Processors

2026-09-01 (ET)

09:30:00

Cadence PCIe 6.0 Solution Achieves First-Pass Compliance

2026-07-28 (ET)

16:30:00

Dow Jones Surges Over 600 Points as Markets Eye Fed Policy Meeting

12:00:00

Dow Jones Up 619 Points as Investors Eye Fed Policy Meeting

News

CDNS FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is an electronic systems designing company. The Company applies its Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and intellectual property (IP) that turn design concepts into reality. Its product categories include Core Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Semiconductor IP, and System Design and Analysis (SD&A). Core EDA includes software, hardware, and services used to design and verify a wide variety of semiconductors. The semiconductor IP portfolio includes silicon subsystems, software, and services that are used in semiconductor design. The SD&A category provides solutions and services that enable the design and verification of complete electronic systems, from PCBs to complex system assemblies. Its semiconductors are used in various industries, including automotive, aerospace, biotech, hyperscale and cloud computing, data centers, telecommunications, medical technology, industrial Internet of things, and artificial intelligence (AI). It operates in the Technology sector (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE industry).

Cadence Design Systems Inc is currently at a price of $352.84, which is close to the analyst price targets of $375 and $420, indicating potential upside. However, the RSI is at 69.283, suggesting that the stock is nearing overbought territory, which could lead to a pullback. Additionally, the stock has seen a 21.93% increase over the last 20 days, reflecting strong momentum, but recent insider selling raises some caution. Therefore, while the stock has positive growth indicators, it may be prudent to hold rather than buy at this moment due to the high RSI and potential for short-term volatility.

9 analysts cover CDNS: 3 rate it Buy, 5 Hold and 1 Sell. The average price target is 350.00.

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